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WIRKSWORTH, Derbyshire

"WIRKSWORTH is a market-town, in the parish of its name, which is partly in the hundred of Wirksworth, and extending into those of Appletree and High Peak; 139 miles from London, 48 S.S.E. from Manchester, 20 S.E. from Buxton, 14 S. by W. from Chesterfield, the like distance N.N.W. from Derby, 6 N.W. from Belper, and 3 S. from Matlock Bath; situate near to the direct road from the metropolis to Manchester. In Domesday survey it is called Werchesvorde, but, according to vulgar tradition, it took its derivation from the circumstance of malefactors being condemned to work in the lead-mines here, and their labours proving valuable, it was said their work is worth, hence the easy transition to its present mode of spelling." [There is further information for Wirksworth]

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Bibliography Cemeteries Church History Church Records Description and Travel

Early 20thC Map Click to view larger area.

Directories Gazetteers Genealogy Schools

Bibliography

• Jones, Brian - Beyond The Copper Beech. Published by the Author, 2008.
  Read more in this Review of ‘Beyond The Copper Beech’.

• DVDReview - Wirksworth: A Town of Stone and Steam. Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association, 2006.
  Read more in this Review of ‘Wirksworth: A Town of Stone and Steam’ (Peak Advertiser, September 2006)

• Priestley, Frank - The Wirksworth Saga. Pipers Ash, 2003.
  Read more in this Review of ‘The Wirksworth Saga’ (Peak Advertiser, 24th March 2003)

• Doxey, Jack - O'er Back and on the Hillock. Wirksworth & District Historical Society, 2002.
  Read more in this Review of ‘O'er Back and on the Hillock’ (Peak Advertiser, 17th June 2002)

• Wirksworth in Old Picture Postcards. European Library, 2000.
  Read more in this Review of ‘Wirksworth in Old Picture Postcards’ (Peak Advertiser, 9th October 2000)

Cemeteries

• A list of Surnames from the Memorial Inscriptions of Wirksworth Cemetery and Church published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2000.
  Whilst full details of inscriptions are available from DARG by postal application, the information may be found independently on John Palmer's Wirksworth Parish Records site.

Church History

• Photograph of Baptist Church, Wirksworth, from Paul Slater.

Church Records

• John Palmer is providing transcriptions of Wirksworth Parish Records 1600-1900.

Description and Travel

• A short Description of Wirksworth & St Mary the Virgin's Church, published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2000, to accompany the MIs (see above, Cemeteries).

• Information about, and photographs of Wirksworth are ffeatured on the Derbyshire UK page on Wirksworth in Derbyshire.

Directories

• A Description of Wirksworth and Directory for Wirksworth and Cromford, with the villages of Alderwasley, Brassington, Carsington, Hopton, Holloway, Lea and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Wirksworth from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• John Palmer provides an extensive database of Wirksworth Parish Records 1600-1900. Other places surrouding Wirksworth are also covered viz:

  Alderwasley, Alton, ASHLEHAY, BIGGIN, Bolehill, Bonsall,
  Brassington, CALLOW, Carsington, Crich, CROMFORD, Gorseybank, HOPTON,
  Hulland Ward, IBLE, IDRIDGHAY, Ironbrook Grange, Kirk Ireton, Longwaybank,
  Matlock, Milnhouses, Milners Green, MIDDLETON, Risend, Steeplehouse, Wigwall
  

  If you have ancestors in Wirksworth, look no further than John's site!

Schools

• A grammar school at Wirksworth was founded in 1584 by Anthony Gell and others.
  (Ref: A History of Derbyshire, Gladwyn Turbutt, 1999)

[This page was created originally by Clive Henly, and last updated by him 1st September 1998]

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